James v. City Of Evanston

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION VERZELL JAMES, on behalf of himself ) and all others similarly situated, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 20-cv-00551 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood CITY OF EVANSTON, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Verzell James resides at a property he owns in the City of Evanston, Illinois. In early 2018, Evanston passed an ordinance that granted a zoning exemption to the Morton Grove- Niles Water Commission (“Commission”) allowing it to construct a water pumping station at a property neighboring…